Firefighting breakfast

The Renaissance and Rehabilitation Center staff and residents hosted a breakfast for local firefighters on Feb. 17.

Firefighters from Engine 68, Ladder 13 attended the breakfast, which included an omelet station, cheese grits, fruit, french toast, bacon, sausage and potatoes.

“This is the first time we are doing this for the firefighters,” said Timothy McCracken, Renaissance Director of Recreation Services. “We visit them to take cookies and cards but this is the first time they’ve come to us. We think it’s important we have an active role with the local organizations in the community. They serve us and we want to serve them in return.”

Ladder 13 arrived to the breakfast about an hour after the 8 a.m. start time because they had to respond to a call involving a collapsed building.

“We just came back from a call from the 700 block of Springfield,” said Tyrone Davis, a firefighter for eight years. “We had to make sure no-one was inside the house and secured the property. We just got to the station at seven in the morning.”

Davis added that the breakfast was, “really nice. I’m honored to be here.”